Jason Alexander understands the 2nd Amendment better than the NRA

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George Costanza makes more sense than gun nuts.

These people believe that the US government is eventually going to go street by street and enslave our citizens. Now as long as that is only happening to liberals, homosexuals and democrats - no problem. But if they try it with anyone else - it's going to be arms-ageddon and these committed, God-fearing, brave souls will then use their military-esque arsenal to show the forces of our corrupt government whats-what. These people think they meet the definition of a "militia". They don't. At least not the constitutional one. And, if it should actually come to such an unthinkable reality, these people believe they would win. That's why they have to "take our country back". From who? From anyone who doesn't think like them or see the world like them. They hold the only truth, everyone else is dangerous. Ever meet a terrorist that doesn't believe that? Just asking.

George has really stepped in it now. 

Yemeni Rageaholics Anonymous

Tens of thousands fill Yemen streets for 'Day of Rage' - Haaretz Daily Newspaper | Israel News:

More than 20,000 Yemenis filled the streets of Sanaa on Thursday for a 'Day of Rage' rally, demanding a change in government and saying President Ali Abdullah Saleh's offer to step down in 2013 was not enough.

There are peace marches and there are rage marches. I bet there's better music at rage marches. Whenever I think rage, I think ... Costanza.

It's a Festivus miracle! Inmate Uses 'Festivus' to Score Better Meals - Argues 'religion' means he needs a kosher diet

Inmate Uses 'Festivus' to Score Better Meals - Argues 'religion' means he needs a kosher diet:

(Newser) – Here’s a Festivus miracle for you: An inmate in an Orange County Jail managed to get better food for months by saying he needed it to adhere to the “religion” of Festivus. Malcolm Alarmo King is a health nut, the Orange County Register explains, who didn’t want to eat the jail’s all-salami menu, so he asked for kosher, high-protein meals. The sheriff’s department complained that such pricier fare was reserved for those with religious restrictions. So King’s lawyer listed his religion as “Festivus.”

Festivus is a not a religion, or a 'religion,' so the headline is a little misleading. It's a (fake) holiday. "A Festivus for the rest of us," as we all know. But, not being real, or at least recognized/official, doesn't stop it being from being awesome.

I turn 40 on Festivus!

It's not too late send your presents in time for my 40th / Festivus celebration! In lieu of gifts, you could also make a donation, in your own name -- don't drag me into mailing-list hell with you! (unless you flipped a few bucks to the Freedom From Religion Foundation, they've already got my info -- and just let me know about it. I will consider that a Festivus miracle!

Click image for a list of (real!) secular charities.

NC bank robbery suspect description is not complimentary.

Cary releases description of bank robbery suspect :: WRAL.com:

Suspect. Image via WRAL.

CARY, N.C. — A Town of Cary spokeswoman released a very specific description of a man wanted for robbing a Centura Bank branch Monday morning.

The suspect is white with brown hair styled in a 'messy comb-over,' Deanna Boone said. He is about 5 feet 6 inches tall, in his mid-40s, weighs about 185 pounds and has freckles. He was wearing a denim shirt and blue jeans.

I don't know why it tickled me to see "messy comb-over" as one of the suspects identifying features. Gave me the impression the rest of her description might have been along the lines of, "He was a real Costanza-type, y'know? Doughy, kinda stupid looking. He didn't really seem to care about his appearance. He struck me as lazy. Probably didn't do really well in school ..."

Just Because You Are A Character Doesn't Mean You Have Character

Joss Whedon lists his Top 25 TV Characters. I'd like to give that a try. Here are mine (reserving the right to revise) in no particular order:

• Larry David (Curb Your Enthusiasm) - I just think about the character and start laughing. Kind of like how I can't control myself when I think about the bear jumping on John Candy in "The Great Outdoors".
  
• Basil Fawlty (Fawlty Towers) - Right up there with Larry David as funniest character ever.
  
• Archie Bunker(All in the Family) - Sublime.
  
• Kramer (Seinfeld) - More funny.
  
• George Costanza - (Seinfeld) - Shaking his hands, glasses off, pleading shrinkage. Falling on the floor, pants around his ankles.
  
• Swearengen (Deadwood) - Badass. More than a little evil. Pure capitalist.
  
• Jayne (Firefly) - Badass. Goofy, but a little evil.
  
• Xander (Buffy) - Should I have started with two Whedon characters? So many are so good! I pick Veronica later over a strong supporting cast, so why Xander over Buffy? Maybe it's because when the show started to slide, Buffy became insufferable. And Xander was our 'in'. Willow got witchy, Cordy left, Giles was a watcher, Buffy was the Slayer, and Xander was pretty much just Xander all the time.
  
• The 4th Doctor (Doctor Who) - Tom Baker, all teeth and curls, petulant and proud.
  
• The 9th Doctor (Doctor Who) - Eccleston was brilliant for the role. Sad to see him go.
  
• #6 (The Prisoner) - So aggrieved, even when he's trying to be charming and act like he's playing along, you can see the simmering hatred and rage.
  
• Mrs. Peel (The Avengers) - I don't feel the need to justify this!
  
• Lorelai (Gilmore Girls) - Hyper-realistically charming, all that dialogue to blast through, and yet still engaging.
  
• Veronica Mars (Veronica Mars) - I can't believe Whedon picked Logan. The show could live without him, not without Veronica. I mean, c'mon, it's not just because it's named for her.
  
• Jeremy (SportsNight) - Smart and principled, his struggles with Natalie make him just right (and wrong) enough to be sympathetic.
  
• Bertie Wooster (Jeeves and Wooster) - Whedon picked Hugh Laurie for House, but as much as I like him there, I think comedy is so much harder -- and he aces Wooster.
  
• Frank Pembleton (Homicide) - Nobody was better in the box than Frank. TV is littered with cop shows but Pembleton stands out as the detective's detective.
  
• Jack McCoy (Law and Order) - An arrogant prick, dallying with ADA's, pig headed and sometimes wrong ... not a likeable person ... but the best character in the L&O franchise. Except for maybe ...
  
• Bobby Goren (Law and Order: Criminal Intent) - Sherlock Holmes of the Major Case Squad.
  
• Fox Mulder - (The X-Files) - I feel like it's too easy and obvious to take the lead character on some of these shows, but as much as I like Scully, Mulder was the show.
  
• Simon Templar (The Saint) - Going way back to my youth here.
  
• Jean Luc Picard (Star Trek: TNG) - Best of the captains.
  
• Dwight - (The Office [US]) - I know I'm supposed to take Ricky Gervais's character on the original, but Dwight kills me and I've only seen a couple eps of the original series.
  
• Bill McNeal - (NewsRadio) - Half-truths and gorilla dust.
  
• Joel Fleischman (Northern Exposure) - I see him as Mac from "Local Hero" -- one of my all time favorite movies -- translated to TV. For all the references to inspiration for this show, I'm surprised LH is never mentioned.

Pulling A Costanza?

Wow. Tomorrow's my last day at the old firm. Still haven't gotten the call from the (hopefully) new firm. I'm going to. Eventually. It's just ... until I do ... man, I hope I didn't pull a Costanza.